TPIPE has suddenly stopped working

[dcantor]

ver

TCC 20.11.46 x64 Windows 10 [Version 6.3.22631]

(though it is really Windows 11)


I've had code like this running successfully until the day before yesterday:

> tpipe /input=old.txt /merge=2,new.txt  /output=additions.txt
> tpipe /input=new.txt /merge=2,old.txt  /output=removals.txt

Today, the first TPIPE command hangs -- I have to kill the process.
A simple TPIPE /input=any.txt /output=anyother.txt works.

I tried "repairing" the Tcmd installation from the kit (tcmd_20.11.46.exe).
That did nothing. I tried rebooting the computer, and that did nothing?

Any suggestions?

 

[rconn]

That's a pretty elderly version ...

TPIPE will call the textpipeengine dll (either the 32-bit or 64-bit version, depending on which TCC version you're running). That dll requires COM registration, so I suspect that either your dll got munged or somehow your COM registration got mangled or removed. A fresh install will register the COM dll (a repair won't), so you might try that first.

If that doesn't solve the problem, try looking in the Windows Event Viewer and see if any errors have been logged.

 

[dcantor]

Thanks, Rex. I'll try that. I'm assuming the removing TCMD v20 will leave all my files in place.

And, yes, it's a pretty elderly version. I'll think about upgrading to the most recent version.

Dave C.

 

[rconn]

Thanks, Rex. I'll try that. I'm assuming the removing TCMD v20 will leave all my files in place.

And, yes, it's a pretty elderly version. I'll think about upgrading to the most recent version.

Dave C.

Yes, uninstalling / reinstalling will not affect anything other than the TCMD files.

 

[dcantor]

So, I did uninstall and reinstall TCMD v 20. It moved some icons on my desktop around, but those were pretty trivial to fix.
It did not help with the TPIPE problem.

So I did the unthinkable: I installed TCMD v33, and after copying TCMD.INI from the TCMD 20 directory to the new TCMD 33 directory, and a little editing, and a great deal of tinkering, I'm able to do most of my daily things. I'll probably buy a license within a few days.

Wonder of wonders: The TPIPE command that failed in v 20 works in v 33.

Dave C.